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A. l. AND J. R. MIZE AND1. W. IVEHS.

AUTOMOBILE TILTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DE02?, 1920.

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AUTOMOBILE TILI'ING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DECJT, 1920.

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UNITED sTATss tartar ortica. i

ALLEN J. man, Jarras n. ivrrzu, Aivnaorm W. Ivens, or OKLAHOMA, onriarroria.

` l AUTOMOBILE-TILTNG l Specicaton of Letters Eateiit.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

application inea member 27, reco. serial no. 433,266.

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that We, ALLEN J. Mien, .lara-Es ll. Mien, andJoHN W7. lvnns, citizens of the United States, residing at Uklahoina, inthe county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements` in Automobile-Tilting Frames; and We do declare the i'olloivinp; to be a full, clear, and enact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to Whichit appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in trames which are used :tor tilting auto mobiles in such a manner as to exposethe under side thereof, tor painting or repairing, and the principal object oi the invention is to provide a traine of this character which may be rather easily and inexpensively manufactured' and marketed, yet one Which `will be highly etlicient and. desirable, and may be readily tilted without the use ol any power operated means.` l

W ith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel. construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed,` the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying` drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation olf a tilting frame constructed in accordance. with our invention., showing an automobile sup* ported thereby, this` automobile being illustrated in dotted lines.-l

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation. y

Fig. fr is a vertical` transverse sectional view as indicated by line -1--11 oi' Fig. 1.

Fig.A 5 is a detail elevation shorving more particularly the clamp construction Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view as indicated by line 6-6 oi? Fig. 5.

inthe construction` et our invention, we employ a pair oi similarly constructed end trames 1, each of which includes a rocker 2 having a straight horizontal end 2, a straight vertical end 2h, and a curved connesting` portieri 2C. Spaced above the end portion 2a of each iframe rocker, is a transverse horizontal bar 3 Whose outer end is supported trom said end 2a by means of a suitable leg 4l, While its inner end is suitably secured at 5 to the curved portion 2 of the rocker. An inverted V-shaped brace 6 prei?- erably extends between the bar 3 and the rocker as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and et,

and another brace bar 7 by preference eX- tcnds across the curved portion 2 of the track, being suitably secured at its ends to said track, While its intermediate portion is preferably connected at 8 with the bar 3.

A pair of longitudinal tracks 9 are secured near their ends to the horizontal bars 3 and are braced to the end trames 1 by means of inclined braces 10 and oblique hori- Zonta] braces 11, said tracks, as Well as the rockers 2 being vpreferably formed ot channel iron asslroWn, While the several braces may Well be constructed of strap iron. The tracks 9 are adapted to receive the Wheels of an automobile as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 1.1-, and in order to secure said' Wheels on the tracks,`we use four arched metal bars 12 which straddle the fellies, rims, and tires of the vwheels as Well as the aforesaid tracks, the vertical legs of said arched bars being of a length to tend below the tracks and having a plurality of vertically spaced openings 1B to receive Wedges 14.- Which are adapted to contact with the lower sides of the tracks. lt will be seen that by driving these wedges in place, the Wheels of the machine will be tightly held on the tracks 9.

ln connection With the Wheel securing means above described, We employ a novel arrangement oil parts for supporting the principal Weight of the automobileironi the hub plates when it is tilted onone side as indicated in Fig. ll. For this purpose, We use a pair of blocks 15 which are preilerably although not necessarily formed oii" Wood, said blocks having sockets 16 in their inner ends to receive the hubs of the automobile wheels, permitting the hub plates to bear against the blocks as indicated in Fig. d. The blocks are preferably rectangular and one outer corner thereof seated removably in the angle et a longitudinal angle iron bar 17 which extends between the two end frames l on a line spaced above and laterally from one oit the tracks 9, The ends ot' the bars 17 are preferably secured to a pair of angle iron brace bars 18 which are suitably secured at their upper ends to the rockers 2 and at their lower ends to the bars 3 and the braces 7. inclined braces 19 preferably extend from the upper ends of the aforesaid rockers to the longitudinal bars17. A pair or" suitable legs 2() are pivoted at 21 to the curved portions 2 of the rockers 2 and these less .Serve te held, the entire frame structure either in the horizontal p0- sition depicted in Fig. 3, or in the tilted position shown in Fig. 4. -When the frame isV held horizontally to receive the car thereon,a pair yof appropriate approaches 22 decline Vfrom the ends of the tracks 9 to the Vfloor so that the machine may be easily driven or rolled onto said tracks. The clamps l2--14, are then applied to tightly clamp the wheels of the machine to the tracks after first placing the blocks l5 over the hubs of the wheels and yseating said blocks in the angle of the bar 17. The

machine is thus rigidly held on the frame Y that rit has no great tendency to tilt in either Y direction. YYIt is thusV `comparatively easy to tilt-themachine by hand, and little strain is put on the legs 20 to hold the device in either position.

'Fromthe foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that although our invention is of comparatively simY le and inexpensive nature, it will Ybe highly'eicient and in every way desirable,and since probably the best .results may be obtained from the details shown andrdescribed, such details may be followed if desired. 7e wish it understood however that within the scope of the invention as claimed,'numerous changes may be made. Y

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l. An automobile tilting frame comprising a pair of end frames each including a rocker, a -pair of wheel supporting tracks @extending between said end Jframes, means for clamping the automobile wheels to said tracks, a'pair of hub engaging blocks, and an angle metal Vbar extending between the two end frames and spaced upwardly and laterally from one of said tracks to receive said blocksV in .its angle.

2. An automobile tilting device comprising a pair of end frames, each frame including a rockerV having a horizontal end portion,`a vertical end portion, and a curved connecting portion, each of said end frames also including a horizontal bar spaced upwardly from the horizontal end of the rocker, and means connecting said bar and rocker, a pair of longitudinal wheel supporting tracks secured to said horizontal bars and extending between the two end frames, means for clamping the wheels of an automobile on said tracks, a pair of blocks having sockets in one end to receive the hubs of two ofthe automobile wheels, an angle metal bar spaced upwardly and Alaterally from one of the aforesaid tracks and adapted to receive said blocks in its angle. and a pair oi angular brace bars secured to said end frames and carrying said angle metal bar.

3. A device of the class described including a channel iron wheel supporting track, an arched bar adapted to straddle the telly, rim and tire of a wheel resting ou said track, the vertical legs of said arcl'led bar being adapted to extend below said track and having openings, and a wedge insertible through said openings and adapted to contact with thc lower side of said track, whereby to tightly clamp the wheel on the track.

4. An automobile tilting frame comprising a pair of spaced end trames, each consisting ot a rocker having a horizontal end, a vertical end, and a curved connecting portion, a horizontal bar above the horizontal end of the rocker, a leg supporting the outer end of said horizontal bar Vfrom said horizontal end of said rocker, the other end ol said horizontal bar being secured to the curved connecting portion oi snid rocker, and a diagonal brace extending across the curve of the rocker and secured at its ends to said rocker, the intermediate portion ot said brace being secured to said horizontal bar; a pair ot channel iron tracks extending between the two end frames and secured to said horizontal bars, means 'tor clamping automobile wheels on said tracks, hub engaging blocks, a longitudinal bar braced to the vertical ends ot said rockers and adapted to be engaged by said blocks, and brace bars secured at their ends to said end frames, said brace bars carrying said longitudinal bar.

In testimony whereo'i' we have hereunto set our hands.

ALLEiT J. MIZE. JAMES R. MIZE. JOHN W. IVERS. 

